1964 Illinois elections
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Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 3, 1964.
Federal elections
United States President
Illinois voted for the Democratic ticket of Lyndon B. Johnson and Hubert Humphrey.
United States House
All 24 Illinois seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 1964.
State elections
Governor
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Incumbent Governor Otto Kerner, Jr., a Democrat, won reelection.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Otto Kerner Jr. (incumbent) | 2,418,394 | 51.93 | |
Republican | Charles H. Percy | 2,239,095 | 48.08 | |
Write-in | Others | 11 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 4,657,500 | 100 |
Lieutenant Governor
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Incumbent Lieutenant Governor Samuel H. Shapiro, a democrat, won reelection to a second term.
Democratic primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Samuel H. Shapiro (incumbent) | 850,941 | 100 | |
Write-in | Others | 7 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 850,948 | 100 |
Republican primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Henry Altorfer | 308,498 | 33.28 | |
Republican | Warren L. Wood | 200,502 | 21.63 | |
Republican | John A. Graham | 126,543 | 13.65 | |
Republican | Edward J. Pree | 118,305 | 12.76 | |
Republican | Howard J. Doyle | 79,928 | 8.62 | |
Republican | Alan A. Walters | 49,048 | 5.29 | |
Republican | Marvin R. Dee | 44,197 | 4.77 | |
Write-in | Others | 6 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 927,057 | 100 |
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Samuel H. Shapiro (incumbent) | 2,462,823 | 54.18 | |
Republican | John Henry Altorfer | 2,082,624 | 45.82 | |
Total votes | 4,545,447 | 100 |
Attorney General
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Incumbent Attorney General William G. Clark, a Democrat, was reelected to a second term.
Democratic primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | William G. Clark (incumbent) | 642,600 | 100 | |
Write-in | Others | 8 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 642,608 | 100 |
Republican primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Elroy C. Sandquist | 271,991 | 29.99 | |
Republican | Jack I. Sperling | 253,362 | 27.94 | |
Republican | Robert R. Canfield | 213,683 | 23.56 | |
Republican | William D. Stiehl | 127,732 | 14.08 | |
Republican | William F. Lavelle | 40,152 | 4.43 | |
Write-in | Others | 7 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 906,927 |
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | William G. Clark (incumbent) | 2,530,971 | 55.73 | |
Republican | Elroy C. Sandquist | 2,010,553 | 44.47 | |
Total votes | 4,541,524 | 100 |
Secretary of State
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The incumbent Secretary of State was William H. Chamberlain, a Democrat appointed in 1964. Democrat Paul Powell was elected to succeed him in office.
Democratic primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Paul T. Powell | 860,902 | 100 | |
Write-in | Others | 28 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 860,930 | 100 |
Republican primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Elmer J. Hoffman | 414,214 | 44.01 | |
Republican | John P. Meyer | 230,159 | 24.45 | |
Republican | Terrel E. Clarke | 146,014 | 15.51 | |
Republican | Walter J. Haas | 56,640 | 6.02 | |
Republican | Harley D. Jones | 55,724 | 5.92 | |
Republican | Walter E. Pacanowski | 38,487 | 4.09 | |
Write-in | Others | 36 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 941,274 |
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Paul T. Powell | 2,517,226 | 55.37 | |
Republican | Elmer J. Hoffman | 2,028,670 | 44.63 | |
Write-in | Others | 16 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 4,545,912 | 100 |
Auditor of Public Accounts
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Incumbent Auditor of Public Accounts Michael Howlett, a Democrat, was reelected to a second term, defeating Republican challenger John Kirby.
Howlett won the Democratic primary unopposed.[2]
Among those Kirby beat in the Republican primary were John William Chapman.[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Michael J. Howlett (incumbent) | 2,513,831 | 55.47 | |
Republican | John Kirby | 2,017,951 | 44.53 | |
Total votes | 4,531,782 | 100 |
State Senate
Seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 1964. Republicans retained control of the chamber.
State House of Representatives
Seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1964. Democrats flipped control of the chamber.
Trustees of University of Illinois
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An at-large election using cumulative voting was held for three of nine seats for Trustees of University of Illinois.
The election saw the reelection of incumbents Theodore A. Jones, Howard Clement, and Harold Pogue.[6]
Local elections
Local elections were held.
References
- ^ "1964 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Illinois". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Illinois Blue Book 1963-1964. Illinois Secretary of State. pp. 901–902. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - IL Lt. Governor Race - Nov 03, 1964". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "1968 Attorney General General Election Results - Illinois". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "1964 Secretary of State General Election Results - Illinois". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Trustees, University of Illinois Board of Trustees" (PDF). University of Illinois. Retrieved 1 April 2020.